Washboard.



L. W. GEBR.

WASHBOARD. AP'PLIGATJON FILED MAY 16, 1912.

Patented Apr. 29, 1913.

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LYLE WARREN GEER, 0F HOLSTEIN, IOWA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-FOURTH TO PETER J. A.

' SCHNOOR, 0F HOLSTEIN, IOWA.

WASI-IBOARD.

Application filed May 16, 1912.

Specicaton of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 29, 1913.

serial No. 697,764.

To all whom t may concern Be it known that I, LYLn VARREN Grunn, a citizen of the United States, residing at I-Iolstein, in the county of Ida and State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Washboards, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention comprehends certain new and useful improvements in washboards and has for its object to provide a washboard which will catch an-d retain a major portion of the dirt washed from the clothes.

Another object of the invention is to provide a washboard which may be easily cleaned.

The invention also aims to generally improve devices of this nature to render them more useful and commercially desirable.

With these and other objects as shall become apparent as the description proceeds, the invention consists in certain novel constructions, and arrangement of parts as I shall hereinafter fully describe and claim.

For a complete understanding of the invention reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawing, in which- Figure 1 is a front view of a washboard constructed in accordance with my invention; Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view showing the scrub-screen swung at an angle to the pan; Fig. 3 is a transverse section on line 3-3 of Fig. 1; and Fig. 4 is a transverse section on the line 4-4 of Fig. 1.

Similar parts are referred to in the description and designated in the accompanying drawing by like reference characters.

Referring to the drawing by numerals, 1 designates a rectangular metallic pan having the bottom 2, the `side walls 3 and the end walls 4 and 5. The side walls 3 are lextended beyond the end wall 5 to form the legs 6 having hinged to their extremities the outwardly exten-ding stops 7 which engage the walls of a tub and maintain the washboard at the proper angle for work. A partition 8 extending across the upper portion of the pan 1 -divides it into two compartments, the smaller one designated 9 forming the soap box.

A scrub screen 10 having its edges secured in the frame 11 is pivotally secured at its upper end between the side walls 3 adjacent the partition 8 by the screw fastenings 12.

To brace the scrubscreen and space it from `the bottom 2 of the pan l I provide the flanges 13 on the inner side of the walls 3 parallel to and below the outer edge thereof, and the parallel ribs 14 running longitudinally of the pan 1. These ribs and flanges extend from the partition 8 to the catch basin 15 and have their top edges upon which the scrub screen 10 rests, below the top of the pan 1.

I form the catch-basin 15 at the lower end of the pan 1 by providing an inwardly extending transverse ange 16. This flange is formed on the wall 5 adjacent its outer edge and extends entirely across the pan 1 parallel to the bottom 2 and on a level with the top of the ribs 14 and flanges 13.

l/Vhen in use the washboard stands in a tub and the clothes are rubbed on the scrubscreen 10. The water and dirt coming from the soiled clothes runs through the screen into the pan 1 and is collected in the catch basin 15. The major portion of the dirt remains in this basin while the water runs through the alined openings 17 back into the tub. It will be apparent that this provision for catching the dirt washed from the soiled clothes is of great advantage in so much as it prevents the wash water becoming as dirty as would otherwise be the case. When it is desired to clean the pan 1 and remove the dirt from the catch basin 15, the scrub screen 10 is swung outwardly about the pivots 12 giving free access to the portions beneath.

From the foregoing description in connection with the accompanying drawing it will be seen that I have provided a simple and durable washboard which may be constructed entirely of metal and designed so as to collect and retain a large amount of the dirt washed from soiled clothes.

It is to be understood that minor changes in shape and construction may be made without depart-ling from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined byl the claim-s.

Vhat I claim is 1. A washboard comprising a shallow pan i having a body wall, and side flanges formed integrally therewith and extended longitudinally beyond one end of the same to form legs, one end of the body wall being bent upon itself in U shaped form to provide a catch basin and a scrub screen pivotally secured at on-e end and adapted to swing into parallel spaced relationship with the body wall of said pan.

2. A washboard comprising a shallow rectangular pan having an imperforate body wall, side walls formed integrally therewith and extended beyond one end of the same to form legs, and end walls, an inwardly projecting transverse flange formed on the end wall which is adjacent said legs, the Harige coperating with said end wall and the body wall to form a catch basin U shaped in cross section, a scrub screen In testimony whereof I hereunto aX myr signature in the presence of two Witnesses. LYLE WARREN GEER. Witnesses:

A. N. BERTELSEN, P. J. A. ScHNooR.

Copies ci this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patent' Washington, D. C. 

